harmonize

To be in harmonious agreement.

Verb

  1. To be in harmonious agreement.
    • This explanation of the clan totem harmonizes with the supposed effect of killing one of the totem species. - 1911, James George Frazer, The Golden Bough, volume 11, page 220:
    • Late-night disruptions from the previous club repeatedly plagued the neighborhood. Mindful of this experience, we have been anxious to facilitate a new use for the building which would harmonize with the residential...
  2. To play or sing in harmony.
  3. To provide parts to.
  4. To bring things into harmony, or to make things compatible; to reconcile; juggle.
  5. To provide the harmony for a melody.

Origin

From French harmoniser. By surface analysis, harmony + -ize.

Forms

harmonizes harmonizing harmonized harmonise

Related

harmonization

Derived

harmonizability harmonisability disharmonize disharmonise harmonizable harmonisable harmonization harmonisation harmonizer harmoniser harmonizingly harmonisingly reharmonize reharmonise unharmonized unharmonised